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I loved growing up having my Gran, Mum’s mum, living in the same Brisbane suburb as us. It meant that we got to see her all the time, and therefore got to enjoy her special treats more often than maybe we should have. When talking with my brother, or our cousins, memories of Gran always [...]

Recipe Share – Roast Vege Tortilla Stack  Roast Vege Tortilla Stack – a delicious recipe share I’m posting this recipe share today because I made this pile of deliciousness the other night after (what seems) forever and until the first mouthful had totally forgotten just how awesome this dish is. Yum. I do wish I [...]

Homemade Coffee Ice-cream and it’s fructose free!  Fructose Free Coffee Ice-cream and it’s homemade! Although she’s not sponsoring this post, I do need to thank Aunty Jill for the Cusinart ice-cream maker I got for Christmas. We all know that kitchen appliances come and go, right? BUT this one is seriously getting a workout during [...]

Cheering for Summer Fruit Season Hooray, the fruits of summer are here Summer is a top season – it means the excitement of Christmas, the click of leather on willow during Test Cricket and of course longer, warmer days. Personally, and this is coming from someone always thinking about what next to put in the belly, [...]

Tonight I’ve whipped up one of my go-to lazy Sunday night pasta dishes. It is THE easiest Carbonara recipe you’ll ever find – I give you my word. You’ll be familiar with my bacon lust-affair in this recipe and this recipe so surely it will come as no surprise that bacon goodness is key to [...]

Have you ever done the chocolate-cake-in-a-mug thingy before? Well, I hadn’t and to be honest it sounded almost too good to be true. I’d heard about it, read about it and today succumbed to it. Ok, ok, before I go too much further … yes …. this was a slip from the no-sugar regime, hanging [...]